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NORBURY WHARF LIMITED

Shop front in the summer

Sunday, 12 August 2012

After I finished work last night I took Annie out for a walk across the field and we came back to prepare for a BBQ that I had invited some friends over to. No sooner had I thought about striking the match, a call came through on the callout phone. So I was off down the towpath to jump start Phantom. Unfortunately the domestic batteries didn't have enough life in them to start the engine either, so I had a brisk walk back to the yard and collected Victory. Minutes after arriving back to Phantom I had the engine running, checked the charging rate and explained to the customers how the electrics on the boat operate. My guests were somewhat surprised to see me travelling down the arm on a dayboat to get the party started! We had a fabulous evening and were joined by two more guests who just popped in on the off chance of us being in.

I awoke this morning (without a stonking headache I must add!) listening to a local radio station. It wasn't until I opened the front doors to let Annie out that I heard the shop alarm sounding. On with a pair of shoes and a quick dash over to the yard to find everything intacked although the alarm was still sounding. The alarm panel showed that it was one of the sensors in the shop that had activated it. I had a quick glance around to find a spider had happily weaved a web right across the sensor!

We had three dayboats go out this morning and we have had one hire boat go out. it's been busy today, although the weather has been very changeable, one minute it's raining, the next the sun is beating down on us!

Ange is now off on holiday for the week, so if you see her pass on her boat - give her a wave.

1 comment:

Filled with Diesel at the Wharfe this morning. Brilliant price. Your alarm was sounding at 6am this morning when I got up and started at 2am according to a fellow moorer! Norbury does not do quiet! Will be back though.

About us

Norbury Wharf was taken over from Anglo Welsh in 2005 by its current owners and renamed Norbury Wharf Ltd. Since then two of the original share holders have retired leaving Simon Jenkins as Managing Director and Michael Thompson as Director. The business has grown and now employees 15 staff. Staff list comprises of: Simon Jenkins as MD, Mick Thompson as Director and Engineer, David Ray as Manager, Angela Ward as Admin/Reception and bookings, Joyce as E-bay and shop assistant, Denise as Catering supervisor, Sylvia as Catering assistant, Lee as painter, Big Bernard as Engineer, Peter, Fred and Mick as Wharf Services, Will as trip boat steerer, Sandra as trip boat crew, Carol as housekeeping and not forgetting the seasonal staff who help out when its busy!

About Me

Simon Jenkins (Managing Director) - I have been involved in the canals since the 1980's and in boat building since the early 90's I have boated most of the connected waterways system, I have owned more boats than i can count, and I have lived on all sorts of boats over my time as a live aboard, I now live in a small cottage not far from Norbury I have been at Norbury since 1997 and running it since 2005.
David Ray (Manager) - I have been boating since I was born and have a passion for historic boats. I now live on a converted ex-working boat. I have been here at Norbury since 2005.